"What good news" Honda Masaki asked with a hint of joy on his face, and a look of urgency.The devil officer hurriedly replied: "Your Excellency, the commander of the reporting division, I just received a telegram from the 12th Division, the vanguard of the 12th Division has rushed to the vicinity of Heishui Town, but" Honda Masako was overjoyed when he heard this, as soon as the 12th Division arrived, they would be saved, but when he heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and asked with a puzzled face: "But what" "But about 20,000 people of the Eighth Route Army from the south have captured the area of Heyuanbao Mountain, and occupied Gushan Town, and built a defensive line west of the Laoha River, Blocked the 12th Division. ”The devil officer replied helplessly."
Baga waste, all of them are waste."
Honda scolded angrily, picked up the teacup on the table and slammed it on the ground, if it weren't for the rapid defeat of the defenders in the Yuanbaoshan area, they could directly take the 12th Division into Chifeng at this time, but it was already too late."
Your Excellency the division commander, it is better for us to concentrate our forces to launch a counteroffensive in the Yuanbaoshan area, and the 12th Division will be able to defeat the people in one fell swoop, as long as our 8th Division and the 12th Division will be reconciled, the Imperial Army will be invincible, and in turn, it can launch a counteroffensive against the Eighth Route Army, and completely turn defeat into victory."
At this time, the chief of staff of the division suddenly spoke."
Hmph" Honda Masako couldn't help but snort coldly, and said helplessly: "Now the Eighth Route Army in the east is attacking fiercely, the imperial army has suffered heavy losses, and the strength is already seriously insufficient, and there is simply not enough troops to counterattack the Yuanbaoshan area, unless we abandon Chifeng and concentrate all our forces to break through to the Yuanbaoshan area."
However, His Excellency the Commander has repeatedly ordered our troops to ensure the safety of Chifeng. ”"So what do we do now," the chief of staff of the devil asked, frowning.Honda Masasai sighed helplessly and said: "For today's plan, I can only hope that the 12th Division can break through the Eighth Route Army's resistance in time, and I believe that with the combat effectiveness of the 12th Division, the Eighth Route Army may not be able to stop them." ”The chief of staff of the devil sighed helplessly and said: "For today's plan, this is the only way" Honda Masaki frowned, sighed softly and said: "Immediately send a telegram to the 12th Division, so that they must break through the resistance of the Eighth Route Army as soon as possible and rush to Chifeng to support our department." ”The current division commander of the 12th Division of the "Hai" is also an old acquaintance, that is, Lieutenant General Yukio Kasahara, former chief of staff of the North China Dispatch Army.This old devil was removed from his post and returned to China for investigation because the Japanese army was defeated in North China for successive battles.However, after many operations, he was exempted from accountability, and he was idle at home for half a year, and finally under the joint recommendation of several of his classmates and friends, he was re-activated and served as the commander of the 12th Division of the Japanese Army.From the post of chief of staff of the North China Dispatch Army to the commander of a standing division, although it is not a promotion, it is a new beginning for Yukio Kasahara.It was also because of the fact that the war was tight on the battlefield in China at that time.And at this time, the Japanese government is also actively planning to go south, so it continues to expand its troops, and Japan is employing people at this time, so this old devil will be reactivated so quickly.However, the poor performance in North China has always been a stain on Kasawara Yukio, and the reactivated Kasawara Yukio is also eager to wash away this stain, otherwise his military career can only stop here, and it will be difficult to make half a step forward.For almost every lieutenant general of the Japanese army, they have the same dream, that is, to be promoted to general one day, and even further marshal.In the Japanese army, marshal is not an official military rank, it can only be regarded as an honor, and only Japanese generals with outstanding military achievements have the opportunity to be awarded the title of marshal.Yukio Kasawara is naturally no exception, so after being reactivated, this old devil has been eager to make meritorious contributions, because only by making great achievements on the battlefield can he offset his previous stains and make him have the possibility of going further.Yukio Kasawara was fortunate and unfortunate at the same time, fortunately he had just taken over as division commander for about two months, and he caught up with this great battle, and this was a perfect opportunity to make meritorious contributions.The so-called misfortune was because he ran into his old opponent again, the Seventh Column of the Eighth Route Army.But Yukio Kasawara doesn't think it's a misfortune, but instead sees it as a rare opportunity to take revenge.As long as he can defeat the seventh column of the Eighth Route Army on the battlefield, which is a headache for the imperial army, then the previous stain will also be replaced by glory.Although the current seventh column has become more powerful, Kasawara Yukio does not care, the stronger the enemy, the higher the honor after defeating them.Moreover, the 12th Division in his hands is also the elite of the imperial army, and there are other units that fight together.Although the current battle situation is very unfavorable for the Japanese army, Kasawara Yukio still has the certainty of victory, because no matter how powerful the seventh column is, it is impossible to confront the entire Kwantung Army.At this time, Kasawara Yukio had already hurried to the front line, standing on a hill on the east bank of the Laoha River, holding a telescope and looking into the distance, and the Eighth Route Army on the other side was rushing to repair its position along the riverbank.A devil officer next to him explained: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Eighth Route Army has blown up all the bridges, and the Imperial Army is now doing its best to build pontoon bridges. ”"Hmph, the Eighth Route Army on the other side is not a group of dirt Eighth Route Army, but the elite main force of the Eighth Route Army, they must have artillery, and the pontoon bridge of the Imperial Army may be destroyed by their artillery before it is built."
Yukio Kasahara said with a serious face.A devil officer said with a contemptuous face: "How can the artillery on the Eighth Road be worthy of the artillery of the imperial army, our artillery wing can easily destroy their artillery positions." ”"Hmph" Yukio Kasahara snorted coldly and said, "Do you know what we are most lacking now?"
"I don't know what I do, please ask the division commander for advice." ”The devil officer said with a respectful face."
What we lack most now is time, the Eighth Division is now in danger, the situation of the 23rd Division is even worse, if we can't get to Chifeng as soon as possible, first the 23rd Division will be surrounded and annihilated by the Eighth Route Army, and then the 8th Division, if these two divisions are all broken, even if we rush to Chifeng, we are powerless to return to the sky, so what we lack most now is time, and now our artillery wing has not yet arrived, only with the light artillery of each wing, we may not have an advantage over the Eighth Route Army on the opposite side, It takes time for the artillery wing to arrive, and it takes time to build a position, but we don't have so much time to waste," Yukio Kasahara said with an angry expression.aa2705221: